Disco de Howie Day: “Stop All The World Now (Special Edition) [Limited]”

I listen to and purchase lots of music of all kinds. This is among the best albums I have ever heard, top to bottom. I have listened to it many times every day over the last month, and I have not tired of it. I had listened to the disc one time online, and then was inspired to buy it after reading the many reviews on Amazon. I agree with the other reviews - and have not been disappointed with my purchase.

This is the first album that I have taken the time to write a review for, and I can only give one reason for it: Stop All the World Now is simply the best Album I have bought in a long, long time.

I can't describe how good it is. There could be simple comparisons to David Gray, or other songwriters, but comparisons don't tell how artful Stop All the World Now really is. Sure, there are a couple of times when the use of processed sounds just doesn't seem right, but dammit, its still good music.

What most bands would need a full album full of screams to accomplish is simply summed up into a simple chorus by Howie. He uses restraint to keep from taxing the listener, and does so in a way that keeps one reaching for the repeat button. Listening to "Perfect Time of Day" once is almost impossible. In Fact, its hard to listen to this album all the way through without skipping back.

Quite Frankly, I want this album to be playing in the background of all the events I want to remember in 20 years.

I love this C.D. I have not stopped listening to it since I ordered it in January!!! Can't wait until he has a new CD out!

This CD is awesome, I couldn't stop listening to it once I got it. I like how at the end there's the extra songs and the acoustic versions of "Collide" and "Brace Yourself" I'd have to say that my favorites on this album are Collide, Perfect Time of Day, I'll Take You On, End of Our Days, She says, and Standing Still. Oh and if you ever get the chance to see him live, he's amazing!!

If you're really interested in hearing a more intense and original acoustic sound, Howie Day is the artist you've been looking for. "Stop" is a breakaway from the solo sound heard on Howie's "Australia" yet shows a more versatile side of his talents. On "Stop", Howie has a backup band and some of the background orchestration as heard on "End of our Days" is amazing. For longtime fans of Howie, like myself, this cd may be hard to swallow at first-it's a little darker than "Australia" and has a common winter theme and feel in the music. It's a diverse collection of songs that will send your heart racing or will entrance you into a sweet, happy slumber. I love this cd and it's among my favorites but beware old school Howie fans-this radio-ready cd may throw you for a loop. Personally, I prefer Howie's one man show where he mixes his own songs through looping-he's AMAZING in concert if you ever have the opportunity to see him solo.

All of this aside, this cd is definitely worth a listen and will make you interested in other Howie Day albums. According to Howie, his next album features a lighter and more summertime feel-a preview of that album's sound can be heard on "Standing in the Sun", a track added after the original release of "Stop".

Merry listening!